EPL: Leeds Fall Short Again as City Win at Elland Road

City win 1-0, close gap on Arsenal

Manchester City beat Leeds United 1-0 at Elland Road, with Antoine Semenyo scoring late first-half winner. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's misses prove costly as Leeds lose again.

City win sixth straight against Leeds, narrowing gap to Arsenal to two points...

Manchester City kept the heat on Arsenal with a 1-0 win over Leeds United at Elland Road, thanks to Antoine Semenyo's goal just before halftime. This victory marks City's sixth straight win against Leeds and narrows the gap to just two points behind leaders Arsenal.

Leeds had the early chances, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin squandering a few opportunities, but City's defense held strong. Pep Guardiola's team took control after Semenyo's decisive strike, dominating possession and limiting Leeds' threats.

A huge chance couldn’t have fallen the way of a better person than Dominic Calvert-Lewin, as he was left unmarked in the area to sweep home Brenden Aaronson’s delivery, but he got his left-footed effort horribly wrong and skewed well wide of the post.

He then had a swift opportunity for redemption when he snuck into the area, only to drag another left-footed effort almost across the goal line and out for a goal kick

Chances continued to come and go for Leeds as City struggled to get a foothold in the game, with Aaronson going mightily close when he darted across the near post and saw his goalbound flick heroically blocked by Marc Guehi.

Indeed, it took City 39 minutes to force Karl Darlow into any kind of action, and after routinely thwarting Omar Marmoush, he was forced to beat away Nico O’Reilly’s header from just six yards out.

But City managed to garner some momentum just before half-time, and took the lead somewhat against the run of play, when Antoine Semenyo freed himself in the area to turn home Rayan Ait-Nouri’s cross in first-half stoppage time.

Win, clean sheet and now two points behind leaders Arsenal.

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— Premier League (@premierleague) February 28, 2026

As they did in the first half, Leeds emerged from the dressing room with a sense of purpose. And again it was Calvert-Lewin doing most of the menacing, as he was left unmarked at the far post, only for a last-ditch Matheus Nunes block to deny him an equaliser.

City were far from at their fluent best, but ought to have doubled their advantage just after the hour mark, when Ruben Dias’ miscued strike fell kindly for Omar Marmoush at the far post, but even at full stretch, he could only prod an effort wide of the far post.

City pushed for a second, with Marc Guéhi's header forcing a great save from Karl Darlow. Leeds pushed back, and Daniel Farke made attacking changes, but they couldn't find an equalizer.

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The win keeps City in the hunt, now just two points behind Arsenal. Leeds, meanwhile, remain six points clear of the relegation zone.